Combined ink



(No Model.)

M SGOUGALE COMBINED INK, PEN, ANDWPBNHOLDBR CARRIER. No. 565,095.

Patented Aug. 4, 1896.

23 M; h mo.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MALCOLM SCOUGALE, OF FORT YVORTH, TEXAS.

COMBINED INK, PEN, AND PENHOLDER CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,095, dated August 4, 1896.

Application filed February 27, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, .MALCOLM SCOUGALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort North, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain Improvements in a- Gombined Ink, Pen, and Penholder Oarrier, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination-case for carrying ink, pen, and penholders or penoils, and the object is to construct an inkwell and pen-box with tubes parallel with the sides thereof to form a small compact parcel occupying the least possible space, and which can be carried in a vest-pocket, and which consists in the combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing two pen-stafEs and the pentrough partly withdrawn and the ink-well lid turned back. Fig. 3 is a detailed view showing the top part of the case and the lid of the ink-well raised. Fig. i is an end elevation of the invention. Figs. 5, 6, 7, S, and 9 show variations in form of the invention. Figs. 110 and 11 are side elevations of the trough or bottom part of the invention, showin g position of ink when the ink is low.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The invention consists of an oblong case or box, preferably triangular in cross-section, having a partition intermediate its ends and one or more tubes welded to the side or sides of the case.

In the drawings, Z) indicates the top part of the case, and 1) indicates the bottom part or trough. The top I) has a lid a hinged to it. On the sides of the trough b are welded tubes d for carrying penholders or pencils. A triangular drawer c is inserted in one end of the case for carrying pens. The other end of the case holds ink. A mouth is cut in the top b. The mouth is closed when not inuse by a disk g, attached to lid a by means of a brad p and washer q. The lid a is attached to the top I) by means of hinges n. The lid is held over the mouth 70 by a clasp 72., which has its ends crimped under top plate b, and can be moved back and forth by Serial No. 580,941. (No model.

the thumb or finger. Another clasp his made rigid with the top plate I) and prevents clasp h from falling 01?. Any practicable lid-hinge and lid fastening or look can be used in lieu of elements described, the object being to have the least projection from the general surface of the case. The edges of the plate I) are turned under. The oblong case and the tubes have been described as separate pieces welded together. I do not limit myself to this construction. All of these parts maybe made of one piece of material.

The several parts may be made of thin sheet metal or tin, leather, gutta-percha, celluloid, or other suitable material.

I do not limit myself to the particular construction shown in Fig. 4 by an end view.

The partition j, which may be made of any suitable material, is placed across the interior of the case, cutting off the greater part of the case for an ink-well.

The case and tubes may be constructed as illustrated by any one of the views shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, or any form answering the same purposes.

My ink-Well has a pneumatic feature that is of considerable value. When the ink becomes low by long use, the inkcan be made to stand up to the month. By turning the case up to a position substantially as illustrated in Fig. 10, so that the ink will cover the mouth 70 entirely,therehyinclosing enough air to fill the vacuum on the inside of the ink-well, and then letting the case back to the normal position, as illustrated in Fig. 11, the ink will be held by the atmosphere in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 11. This adds to the value of the case, because a person can use the ink for an hour or more longer than he could without this feature.

Having fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-- 1. A combined ink, pen and penholder carrier consisting of an oblong case, tubes welded or otherwise suitably attached to the sides thereof, a partition intermediate the ends of said case, and a pen-box inserted in one end of said case, the other end of said case forming an ink-well.

2. An ink, pen, and penholder carrier consisting of a pen-box, an oblong case having an aperture in the side thereof, and one or more tubes parallel with said ease and attached to the sides thereof, said case having a partition intermediate the ends thereof, thereby forming an ink-well in one end and leaving a place for said pen-box in the other end.

3. In an ink, pen, and penholder carrier the combination of a case provided with a partition j, a mouth It, and lid a, a pen-box c, inserted in one end of said ease, tubes (Z, attaehed to the sides of said ease, and a clasp h, for holding said lid closed.

4. A pneumatic ink-Well consisting of a Witnesses:

AMJ. B KELLY, ERNEST R. SCOUGALE. 

